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2008 Kia SORENTO Tires Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	773438
Internal NHTSA #	10316847
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2008
File date	02/12/09
Component	TIRES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On a trip from biloxi, ms to fort myers, fl- approximately 800 miles all 4 tires on a "new" (13,000 miles) kia sorento failed. After several hundred miles of the trip the car began to shake violently and luckily was kept under control. A towtruck had to be called and the car towed to two cities before a dealership could be found to "fix" the car. This meant an overnight stay. The service dept probably didn't understand what happened! They put 2 new tires on, inspected others and aligned the car- costly service call + 2 new tires. Back to the trip and several more hundred miles and again violent shaking. Another tire was falling apart! Same thing another tow, over night stay, dealer, another tire. Both dealers said they would send tires back to kumho for examination. We could not believe, but outside tampa at 10:30 at night-violent shaking. Changed the tire on the side of the road in the dark. Thank god, no one hurt. Had to order a new tire from sears in fort myers for this one. I now have mis-matched tires on my new vehicle- had to buy new tires 30,000 miles before i should of had to- had a family members life in danger, have to worry about damage done from all the violent shaking, was service work done correctly, do i still need an alignment-- it took over 48 grueling, nerve-racking hours for an 11 hour trip- with a lot of extra expenses. Kumho does not want to make us "whole" on this fiasco (we are happy though that it is not a tragedy). By "whole" we mean reimburse us for what was spent on this "mess". They don't seem concerned this is a safety issue. We hope this does not happen to someone else with worse results. You will not believe what the tire we have kept looks like. The air pressure sensors never showed loss of air and the last tire when brought to sears still had air in it. Tread is coming off of the tire and the steel belts are frayed. Please contact us so we can send you pictures of the tire. Thank you for your quick response.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	13000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FORT MYERS, FL
VIN pattern	KNDJD735485XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	24/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	70
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Kia SORENTO Tires Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Kia SORENTO Tires Problems, Complaints and Defects

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